techradar's Movie Week

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Update: Here we are, Day Three of our first Movie Week. We've already published a bunch of excellent features all about movies and the tech that makes them happen (not to mention the tech within them).

What's on the docket for today? Drones, Kaiju and the man behind the sound, Ray Dolby. Check out the "Movie Week Day Three" section down below.

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Filmmaking is an art. Since the dawn of cinema over 120 years ago, creative people have been using the medium of film to tell stories to the masses.

But what is often overlooked is that the history of cinema has long been tied to technology.

From the cameras that are used to record the footage to the computers used for special effects to the platforms involved in distribution – from Blu-ray players to Netflix – technology has a hand in almost every aspect of filmmaking.

Welcome to Movie Week

So to satisfy our love of the cinematic artform and its the part of the Venn diagram that overlaps with technology, over the next week, we'll be focusing our tech-loving eyes over the medium of film.

We'll be sharing with you interesting stories on the history of cinema, interviews on how special effects were achieved and rounding up our definitive lists of amazing films you should watch again and again.

We'll also be updating this very post constantly, sharing all our Movie Week articles from here, so bookmark the page to ensure you don't miss anything.

Movie Week Day One

A brief history of film – From its origins in 19th century France to the first appearance of 3D and beyond, join us on a trip through cinema's creation story.